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Oh now, let's not imagine the majority would say no thanks to profligate consumption if they had the means.
The problem is the system (or lack thereof) that allows it to happen, not so much which individuals win the absurd game.
And the threshold of consumption where you're pay of the problem is a lot lower than most people want to face.